i managed to coax myself out of the flat to shoe-hunt today... it's quite a lot of effort especially since it is terribly difficult for me to find shoes that fit my skiny pair of feet, moulded by years of ballet dancing and silly ankle injuries from crazy gymnastics... plus, i need shoes that look good with either shoelaces, straps, or straps and buckles to hold them onto my skinny feet... plus, i have a horrible tendency to bring my purchases back on 2nd thoughts... plus, i find shopping rather stressful... plus... i am highly indecisive... sigh! i am indeed the retail-stores' greatest night-mare! (where's my rabbit hole?!)
the sad fact of life is that nothing lasts forever. sigh (but it can sometimes be a positive thing i suppose).
most of my shoes have carried me through sunny and wet days for over 4 years, almost everyday... so the thought of replacing them is heart-wrenching.
meet my brown suede shoes:
i bought them from NineWest just before x'mas in 2000, a few days prior to flying over to michigan for my brother's graduation... i remember having great difficulty deciding between dark brown and camel suedes but was really taken by how comfy they felt (and still feel) and their slim-shape which held my feet like ballet shoes... they looked a lot more charming than they do now, of course... since then we have experienced walking together over carpets of snow, travelled to germany and hopped on grassy pastures, and jumping to avoid rain puddles in scotland... all that fun has undoubtedly worn them down... mum and dad had helped me sent them to a cobbler to have them re-soled (spot the 3 different shades of soles?) but even that isn't able to keep them alive for much longer... these are my friends who will retire soon...
these are my all-time-favourite --- say hello to my Happeee Shoes!
it is most tragic that Dr Martens no longer produces these... they are a classic pair of mary-janes... i love them to bits... wearing them on days that my brown suedes get their snooze... but they are older and getting on with age too... this coming summer might be their 7th birthday! i need to keep them alive for as long as i can... they underwent some surgery twice... i need to bring them in again for some stitching soon before the bit of leather that goes into the buckle starts wearing off too much... these are shoes that keep me smiling when days are grey... and when i feel low and down... they've also travelled far with me... from scotland to singapore to germany to aussie land and back all over again and again, up a few hills, and skipping about in summery days... we all need happeee shoes!!!
meet my new pair of shoes, which i managed to find today at the sale:
they will be my first pair of Timberlands... they seem really comfy and come with in-sole arch-supports and nice flexible outer soles for sporty fun and prancing about in all weathers... i nearly got a pair of Dr Martens' mary-janes again... but i couldn't decide between pinky-red and black and very much wanted something brown... and the pair of Campers i tried on -- although they were in a nice brown colour and felt really comfy -- looked terribly silly and huge on my feet... let's hope i don't run back to the store with these Timberlands for whatever silly 2nd-thoughts i might have... because i do need a pair of new shoes!
posted by ~overacuppa~ on Sunday, 9 January, 2005 at 20:16 hrsreading this made me smile on a otherwise boring Monday morning at work :) I thought I was the only one who had a tendency to bring my purchases back.....haha....before i buy, i'll always check with the store on their exhange policy :)
Your new shoes are nice lah, they look durable, though not as cute as the mary janes :) Still, it never hurt anyone to own an extra pair of shoes...so you can still go get the mary janes....(tsk tsk, I'm a bad influence)
Posted by: Lynette on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 01:12 hrsI second Lynette's suggestion on getting the Mary Janes. Remember, a girl can never have too many shoes! haha!
Anyway, it's about time you bought new shoes for yourself. The old ones have more than proven their worth and mettle, so you should let them retire now.
Posted by: dsd on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 01:54 hrshey Lynette! nice to see you popping by! :C)
i guess you guys have a point...
hmmm but i still love me shoes even if they are old... sigh... will see if there are new mary janes out soon or any on sale... if i do get down to shopping street again...
Posted by: hrm on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 12:03 hrscool new shoes! I like the old ones too, but Joan's right about retiring them.
Posted by: monoceros on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 13:59 hrsheeee thanks monoceros!
i couldn't bear it and wore my brown suedes today again! heeee
Posted by: hrm on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 14:33 hrsHey May, nice shoes :)...I'm now in Europe's Caribbean - Norway, except that it is really wet here.
Posted by: Gor on Monday, 10 January, 2005 at 23:28 hrswow! so happy to hear from you from Scandinavia, Gor! how are you coping with the cold?! must be freezing up there... so envious. did you know i nearly ended up at the UWC in Norway?! i must visit that part of world someday!
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